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CONTESTS
By W. P. Duruz,
Professor of Pomology,
and Horticulturist
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ladder being available, a chair served his
purpose.
Grafting and Budding Contests
Grafting and budding contests have become popular as a part of the
agricultural instruction in high schools of Oregon. The recent development of
such contests, in which many students participate, promises not only to increase
student interest in horticulture, but also to be an important factor in the future
improvement of orchards of this state.
The following rules and score cards have been prepared and used for contests during the past several years. It is assumed that the contestants have been
properly instructed in the various methods of grafting and budding before they
take part in such contests.
Oregon State System of Higher Education
Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Extension Bulletin 530
September 1939
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EXTENSION BULLETIN 530
RULES FOR GRAFTING AND BUDDING CONTEST
1. The contest will be divided into two phases: (l) grafting of mediumsized fruit trees or limbs cut off and fixed to stakes; (2) budding of
willow whips fixed in place. Each phase will have equal value in determining the ranking of contestants,
2. Each school will be limited to not more than two contestants. Each
contestant takes part in both phases of the contest. The time limit
will be 25 minutes for each phase.
3. The following rules will apply:
A. GRAFTING
One tree will be grafted by each contestant.
He will make as many grafts as time permits.
Cleft, bark, and whip grafts may be employed.
Scoring will be on the following points:
Selection of scions
Cutting of stocks and scions
Placement of scions
Tying and waxing
20
30
30
20
100
B. BUDDING
1 Willow or other shoots will be used as stocks and filbert or
other bud sticks for the buds. Raffia and rubber budding
2.
3.
4.
strips will be used for tying.
The Shield or T method will be used.
Each contestant will complete as many buds as time permits.
Scoring will be on the following points:
Selection and cutting of buds
25
Making the T
25
Inserting the bud
25
Tying the bud
25
100
4. Judging will be by a qualified authority and will be based on the above
points. Contestants will be ranked according to the total number of
points. Awards will be given the three highest contestants.
5: The basic publication that will guide in the preparation for this contest is Grafting and Budding, Bulletin 528, Federal Cooperative Extension Service, Oregon State College.
Note: In preparing for the grafting and budding contest, the following
equipment should be arranged in advance: trees or large limbs with
branches for grafting, brought to the contest ground, and firmly wired
to stakes driven about 10 feet apart; scion wood and bud sticks of
whatever kind desired should be taken in advance and kept dormant
by burying in the ground or placing in cold storage. The willow
GRAFTING AND BUDDING CONTESTS
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shoots should be cut so that the bark will be slipping and kept fresh
until the time of the contest. Grafting and budding tools and equipment should be in place, the judges should have been selected and
notified in advance, and given their tabulation sheets. Assistants who
are to be supplying the materials should have been instructed, so that
contestants will have available all items needed. Those not participating in the contest should be kept at a distance to allow the contestants and judges to perform their functions properly. Time should be
kept, and contestants periodically advised of the remaining time, before their time is up. At the end of the contest, the judges summarize
their results and announce the awards.
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F. F.A.
TING CONTEST
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Grafting contest for Future Farmers of America held on the campus of Oregon State College.
The "trees" are brought from the orchard and fastened to stakes driven into the ground.
EXTENISON BULLETIN 530
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FORMS TO BE USED BY JUDGES
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JUDGE'S RECORD SHEET
*GRAFTING
Contest-
ant's
Number
Tree
Number
Waxing
Cutting of Placement
stocks and of scions
(30)
scions
Selection
of scions
(20)
(20)
Total
(100)
Rank
Total
(100)
Rank
(30)
JUDGE'S RECORD SHEET
BUDDING
Contest-
ant's
Number
Stock
Number
Cutting of
buds
(25)
Making
the T
(25)
Inserting
Tying
the bud
(25)
the bud
(25)
JUDGES' SUMMARY
GRAFTING AND BUDDING
Contest-
ant's
Number
Points in
Grafting
(100)
Points in
Budding
(100)
Total
(200)
Rank
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS
Contestant's
Number
Contestant's
Name
Address
Total Points
Rank
Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics
Wm. A. Schoenfeld, Director
Oregon State College and United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperating
Printed and distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914